Joker is a faixa preta (black belt) in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a black belt in Jeet Kune Do with Team McVicker. He is a yellow-white arm band in Dragonleg Muay Thai. He is the chief instructor of Goshin Jitsu, an eclectic martial arts club and has black belts in two different styles of karate. He's fought muay thai, sport jiu-jitsu, and mixed-martial arts.

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3.12.2006

Ryan Blackorby came over and did a much appreciated seminar for several of us today. Ryan is a fantastic coach and my guys love him (and think he's a better instructor than me so I don't bring him over too often). We worked a lot of inside boxing/thai boxing and covered some neat trick plays.

Working the Body

Shovel Hook Basics

The shovel hook is delivered palm up at a distance about the length of your forearm. "Dirty boxing" or fighting on the inside means it is not a question of if but when you will get hit. For the lead shovel hook, drop the rear heel and pivot toward that side. For the rear pivot toward the lead while sinking into to rear knee. Always cover your head immediately after the shot, throwing shovel hooks risk a counter head hook. Use the shovel hooks to herd your opponent, if they step to one side shovel hook them back the other way.

3 Body

Jab-Cross-Lead shovel shook

3 Body Knee

Jab-Cross-Lead shovel shook-Rear hand knee clinch-Rear knee-Push.

Clinch hand is hooked behind head, other hand is on forehead. Pull your elbow your body as you throw the straight knee. The push should roll your partner back on their heels, use the angle on the neck to move them.

Throw a hard rear kick. Now "show and go", that is stick your leg out laterally to fake the kick then thrust it back while throwing a cross. Do not pose, do not overextend. If your opponent ducks the punch, quit the punch and switch to lead knee.

"Heat Seaker"

Throw a hard rear kick. Now fake the kick but pull it, circling the check leg and throwing a rear tiip. Just as with a regular rear kick, the small step is required on the fake so that you can reach with the rear tiip.

Basic Jump Knee

Use four shots to force your opponent to cover up. Single hand clinch to top of head, opposite hand to forehead. Leap up and aim for superior chest, the pulling hand will make chin meet knee.

"Crane Technique"

Fake the rear knee, then throw lead knee. This will be a jump knee and will look like a one-legged hop to the knee. Extend lead hand (control top of head) rear hand to forehead.

Spins

Use basic ring generalship, cutting off one side (rather than trying to control both giving them a 50/50 chance to escape) allowing an escape route to set-up your spinning technique.

In the beginning break the escape into three pieces:

Pivot approximately 135o so that your leads switch and you can look over your shoulder in the direction of the spin.